BRAZIL 

KM 649.2

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Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
10 centavos 20.0 4.80 2.23 Serrated Bronze plated steel Coin
Obverse Reverse
Portrait of D. Pedro I - proclaimer of the Independence, Brazil’s first monarch, surrounded by title of state and by the scene allusive to Brazil’s proclamation of independence, on September 7th, 1822, in São Paulo state, on the bank of river Ipiranga.

 

On the left, background diagonal lines make the facial value prominent, followed by "CENTAVOS", part of the Brazilian flag and the year of minting.